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The Kuriwatase cultivar from Tanegashima is quite a rare specimen. This extra early harvested leaf was steamed long as a fukamushi, to create a deep green color with a light sweetness.

Product info

Name: Shincha Tanegashima Kuriwatase O-hashiri

Japanese name: 新茶、種子島くりわたせ、大走り

Ingredients: Green tea

Net weight: 50 grams / 1.76 oz

Cultivar: Kuriwatase

Harvest: April 7, 2016

Region: Tanegashima, Kagoshima

Notes: Deep-steamed, early limited harvest

Vendor Info

Name: Cha no Ikedaya

Type: 4th generation tea shop

Location: 1-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, JAPAN

Visiting Shinjuku, Tokyo? Visit the Ikeda family shop!

To find this hole-in-the-wall shop, exiting the central west ticket gates, head left to the Odakyu lines, it is on the way. Click on map to enlarge.